Silent Cheating - 04.10.25

There’s a trend on social media that people are seeking advice about “Silent Cheating” or as some people call it, “Emotional Cheating”. It’s when your partner isn’t doing any physical cheating, but at the same time, they’re not being totally honest about their behaviors. Shirley gives some signs that your partner may be doing it, and Steve Harvey & the crew give their thoughts.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
There's a trend on social media that people are seeking
advice about. It's called silent cheating. Silent cheating, or some
people call it emotional cheating. We've heard that term, of course.
It's when your partner isn't doing any physical cheating. No,
nothing physical going on, but at the same time they're
not being totally honest about their behavior. So here's a

(00:23):
question for you, guys. Here's some signs to look for
to see if you agree. So they might keep their
options open without actually cheating. For example, they may stay
in close touch with an X.

Speaker 2 (00:37):
Not I ain't got worry about that with me. You
all a new exit, that's it, going back? All right.

Speaker 1 (00:49):
Here's another example or a sign. The person you're silent
cheating with is constantly on your mind.

Speaker 3 (00:57):
No coment, ah, I'm talking about silent.

Speaker 2 (01:04):
You always own my man a. Okay, that's a form.

Speaker 3 (01:15):
Here's another one, yeah.

Speaker 2 (01:17):
Making by somebody.

Speaker 3 (01:20):
All the always.

Speaker 1 (01:23):
All right, here's another one. Unfair comparisons. They start comparing
you to them, and your partner starts criticizing you a lot.
Oh that's a diad giveaway, man, Hell no, that's really.

Speaker 2 (01:42):
You know, baby, you don't look nothing like she.

Speaker 3 (01:44):
Did the wrong.

Speaker 1 (01:50):
Plenty of them out here, plenty of fools out here.

Speaker 2 (01:53):
All right, why don't you do your hair like she did?
Because yeah, you.

Speaker 3 (02:01):
Won't dead giveaways? Ye, all right.

Speaker 1 (02:05):
They act suspicious with their phone, They turn the screen
away when they're texting or quickly close a messaging app
when you walk by.

Speaker 4 (02:14):
That is so sleeping with my phone in my drawls
that that is that a sign.

Speaker 1 (02:19):
That you're an emotional sater. You're a silent cheater. You
act suspicious with your phone. You're gonna change your behavior app.

Speaker 3 (02:32):
And here's another sign.

Speaker 1 (02:33):
You get defensive when your when your partner brings it up,
and then they flip it on you, saying you're being paranoid.
You know that gaslighting thing, because if they have to
hide it, uh, they very well might be gaslighting you.

Speaker 4 (02:48):
This is such a extensive, this is so here. It's
all on me, Junior, Steve, it's all right here on us.
That's nothing, No, Neil, what are y'all gonna ask y'allselves
a question?

Speaker 3 (03:07):
I'll provide the funny for the show.

Speaker 2 (03:09):
A god, this funny is hell? This from here? Surely,
Oh my god, this is funny.

Speaker 3 (03:16):
You're listening, Steve, hardy Morning show